Sanctuaries in the Snow

The Minnesota Shrine (Snowmass)

 

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This Shrine no longer exists.  In April of 2021 the Snowmass Ski Patrol tore out this Shrine, along with 9 more Shrines.  Here are the names of the 10 Shrines that they tore out:  Ben Hogan Shrine, Bob Beattie Shrine, Bobby Jones Shrine, Chicago Blackhawks Shrine, Golf Shrine, Hunter S. Thompson Shrine, Kitty Cat Shrine, Minnesota Shrine, Spider Sabich Shrine, Stein Eriksen Shrine.       
 

See this Aspen Times article: 

https://www.aspentimes.com/news/several-snowmass-shrines-removed-after-misinterpretation-about-meeting-notes/

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The Minnesota Shrine is on Snowmass.

Minnesota items in the Shrine include:  A Minnesota license plate, a Minnesota map, a vinyl record and album cover by Bob Dylan (Highway 61 Revisited), a Bob Dylan pin, a Prince CD, Twins, Vikings, Wild, Timberwolves items, Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs items, a Judy Garland pin, a photo of Fran Tarkenton, a Hamm's beer can, a Grain Belt beer can, a SPAM container, and a Snoopy/Peanuts lunch box.

Thanks to Ed Mettelman for the photo contributions. 

Photos of the Shrine, taken in February, March, and April of 2019, are below; click on images to enlarge.

Sanctuaries in the Snow

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